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Term 2
Week 10
Monday 15th June - Board of Trustees Meeting - 5pm School Staffroom
Week 12
Friday 3rd July - Last day of Term 2 - School Holidays
Term 3
Week 1
Monday 20th July - First day of Term 3
Pod Assemblies
Pod assemblies will be online - classroom teachers will notify you of the dates,
times and how to access.
IMPORTANT NOTICES Scholastic Book Orders The latest Scholastic brochure is available from classrooms. If you wish to place an order, please see inside the back page, using 'Option 1 LOOP'. No cash is accepted at the office for book orders.
If your purchase is a gift, please select 'GIFT' option, otherwise all orders are handed out to students.
Orders will close at 3pm on Thursday 11th June.
Any enquiries to Katrina in the office. |
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At Level Two Again This Week Thanks to everyone for using the Pick Up and Drop Off areas correctly. We hope many of you will continue to drop off once we get to Level One as this reduces traffic issues and our students are being great self-managers as they get themselves ready for learning in the classroom. We will continue with our current protocols - good hand washing and sanitising, cleaning of high touch spaces and physical distancing as much as possible. As I look out my office window I can see children playing on the pirate ship and managing to keep this space - I even saw an arm go out to measure the space between two students...aren't Wānaka Primary School students awesome 🤗! Later this week I am expecting an update from the Ministry of Education, I will let you know any outcomes from this.
Community / Staff / Student Surveys The Board of Trustees and leadership team are sending out an NZCER (NZ Council of Education Research) survey which asks staff, students and parents in the community to reflect on how well the school supports students and their learning. The surveys consider presence (inclusiveness within learning and leadership), participation (curriculum for all, social relationships for learners) and learning (inclusive classroom cultures, valuing the achievement of all learners). All of these attributes are in the foundations of our NPDL (New Pedagogies for Deep Learning) and PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) initiatives.
We would love as many parents to take part as possible. The survey link will be sent out in the week beginning 15th June and will close at the end of term. Staff and students will also complete their surveys during this 2-3 weeks. The data is analysed digitally and will be used to assess our strengths and inform our next steps. Using this report we then complete a School Review Profile which allows us to review whole school data and the data from the 3 groups of participants.
Reporting on Students' Progress In next week's newsletter we will share with you the timeline for our mid year reporting to parents. This process will include a new written report to parents (with a general comment as well as literacy achievement levels), students sharing evidence of progress with parents (as we did at the end of last year, but with more time to allay the congestion we had) and a follow-up interview a week later with the teacher (if required by either the teacher or parent). We are currently working on a more detailed plan of how these 3 modes of reporting will look. |
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Wānaka Primary School Ski Information A reminder that the 2020 five day Wānaka Primary School Ski Programme will be running at Cardrona, Treble Cone, and the Snow Farm.
Registration for the WPS Ski Programme will close on the last day of term - Friday 3rd July 2020.
Please look at the sports page on the school website for details about the programmes. If you have any queries please contact Cardrona /Treble Cone, Snow Farm or Jason at WPS. Non-skiing options will be organised at school - you will be advised of these soon.
Dates for the programmes: - Thursday 6th August
- Thursday 13th August
- Thursday 20th August
- Thursday 27th August
- Thursday 3rd September
- Postponement Day Thursday 10th September
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New Library Webapp The library now has a new webapp. This is a fantastic new platform for students and teachers to have full access to our library including e-Books and a safe place to do research.
To access the library webapp - click here. This can also be located on our school website through the student portal. This webapp will be continually updated so remember to check-in regularly.
Please feel free to email Melissa if you have any questions or concerns - email melissaa@wanaka.school.nz. |
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Erik's Fish & Chips Reading Challenge Children have been asking how to enter the Reading Challenge sponsored by Erik's. This year it is easy as children can enter online - to access online click here. There are amazing prizes for students, teachers and classes as well as free fish & chips for reading 5 books. |
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Wānaka Primary Netball Thank you to all those who completed the netball survey. The Upper Clutha Netball Committee are still processing all the survey responses from all 4 primary schools and will make their decision very shortly regarding what the netball season for 2020 will look like, including dates, etc. As soon as we know we will contact you and get underway.
If you know you are absolutely not playing, please email me (barbmacandrew@gmail.com) so I can organise a refund of subs. We also have funds available to support you if you want your child/ren to play, yet do not have the availability of funds. I will hold all emails in utmost confidentiality.
Thanks, Barb and the Wanaka Primary Netball Committee |
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Found Red Mitten If you have lost this mitten please contact the school office. |
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Betsy's World Vision Challenge Betsy (from Room 17) wanted to take part in the World Vision 40 Hour Famine so chose to challenge herself to walk 40km in a day. The walk took 10 hours in total. She started at 9.15am and finished at 7.30pm - she was still walking 2 hours after it turned dark 🌠🌚🌙🌟!
The fundraising money is going towards helping families in Malawi in Africa. Here is the link if you would like to sponsor Betsy. |
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Mount Aspiring College 40 Hour Famine CAN WE HELP YOU? Mount Aspiring College Year 13 students are participating in the World Vision 40 Hour Famine from the 5th-7th June. Our world has changed, and so this year MAC has changed the way they are running the 40 Hour Famine. Year 13 students will be completing community service hours to make the largest impact they can through the Famine. This year we are here to help you!
Whether you have an elderly relative or a friend who hasn’t managed to mow their lawns or stack their wood during Lockdown, or if there is something we can do to help you get your business back on its feet, we want to help! Let us know what we can do for you on the weekend of the 5th-7th June at 40hourfamine@mtaspiring.school.nz. If you wish to make a donation to our fundraising page, please do so at https://my.worldvision.org.nz/ss/7gHjGO/mt-aspiring-college. |
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| Delicious, nutritious and popular with kids, Subway delivers school lunches every Friday. Order online at subwayexpress.co.nz by 9am. |
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